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Article date: Sunday, April 21, 2019

Art in the Eye of the Camera (1957-1983): Shunk-Kender at Centre Pompidou

With this exhibition, the Centre Pompidou presents the first retrospective devoted to the photographers Harry Shunk (1924-2006) and János Kender (1937-2009). Through a selection stemming from more than ten thousand prints from the period, housed in the Kandinsky library and acquired in 2008 thanks to a donation by the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, discover a priceless eye-witness account of post-war art.

Article date: Saturday, April 20, 2019

Non-Museum of Martin Kippenberger Presented by MAMCO, Geneva

The MOMAS (Museum of Modern Art Syros) of Martin Kippenberger (1953–1997) was created in 1993 and existed until 1996 in an unfinished, abandoned building on the island of Syros in the Cyclades, Greece. This museum was “founded” when Kippenberger, invited there by his friend Michel Würthle, spotted by the sea the skeleton of a piece of concrete architecture. He turned it into an institution with neither walls nor collections—a non-museum.

Article date: Tuesday, April 16, 2019

French Billionaire François Pinault Pledges $113 Million to Help Rebuild Notre Dame

François-Henri Pinault — chairman and CEO of Kering, the French-based luxury group behind Gucci, Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent and other world-renowned brands — has pledged $113 million towards the rebuilding of the Notre Dame cathedral.

Article date: Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Fire Destroys Much of Notre Dame, but Priceless Relics were Spared

Laurent Ferri, a curator at the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections at Cornell University told Bloomberg the relics inside were “now likely reduced to ashes”. If some were lost, many more were saved. The city’s mayor, Anne Hidalgo, said most of the significant artwork and holy objects inside were recovered. France’s culture minister Franck Riester shared images of priceless artworks being loaded into trucks.

Article date: Monday, April 15, 2019

Notre Dame Cathedral is on Fire

Notre Dame cathedral has caught fire, according to the Parisian fire service and eyewitnesses. Footage posted online shows a large fire engulfing the upper part of the cathedral, with the flames licking around its two bell towers.

Article date: Sunday, April 14, 2019

Shakespeare's London Home Where He Wrote Romeo and Juliet Found, Researcher Says

A researcher says he has found where William Shakespeare lived in London and wrote some of his most popular works, including Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Evidence shows Shakespeare lived in lodgings overlooking the graveyard of St Helen's Church in the 1590s, theatre historian Geoffrey Marsh said.

Article date: Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Whitney's 300 Recent Acquisitions

The Whitney Museum of American Art announced yesterday that it had acquired 300 works of art in the last six months. As a result of these acquisitions, 60 new artists and collectives have entered the collection.

Article date: Wednesday, April 10, 2019

LACMA’s New Building Approved

LACMA celebrates significant building project milestones: LACMA announced yesterday that the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors has certified the Final Environmental Impact Report for the museum’s new building for the permanent collection and approved the project.

Article date: Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Tate Acquires Installation, The British Library, by Yinka Shonibare

Highlighting the impact of immigration on British culture, The British Library is a site-specific installation with a digital platform for visitors to join in the discussion. Open to the public for free as part of Tate Modern’s collection displays.

Article date: Monday, April 8, 2019

Buckingham Palace Is Opening a New Exhibition About Queen Victoria This Summer

This year marks the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth, and in honor of the milestone, Buckingham Palace is putting on a special exhibit highlighting the British monarch's life, and specifically, how she transformed the Palace "from a private house into a working royal residence."

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